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Microsoft Pledges $500 Million To Address Homelessness And Affordable Housing In Seattle Area

By NPR News January 17, 2019

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a presentation on affordable housing in Bellevue, Wash., on Thursday. Microsoft Corp. said it will spend $500 million to develop affordable housing and help alleviate homelessness in the Seattle area. CREDIT: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Microsoft is investing $500 million to help develop affordable housing and address homelessness in the Seattle area as the growth of tech companies in the region continues to flood the real estate market with high-salaried workers, leaving many other people behind. Read More

Threatened By Rising Housing Prices, Some SeaTac Homeowners Fight Back

By Max Bartlett May 11, 2018

Next-door neighbors and Duvall Riverside Village homeowners Stephanie Rosevear (L) and Danelle Knapp (R) return home from a walk.

As housing prices increase in SeaTac, one group of mobile home owners has banded together to buy their land - and save their homes. Continue Reading Threatened By Rising Housing Prices, Some SeaTac Homeowners Fight BackRead More

Top Washington Prosecutors Call For New Strategy To Address Drug Addiction

By Austin Jenkins May 10, 2018

Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe, left, and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg say Washington state is failing to adequately address an epidemic of drug addiction. CREDIT: TVW

Two of Washington top elected prosecutors say the state is failing to adequately address an epidemic of drug addiction. They say it’s a major contributor to crime, but also to homelessness. Continue Reading Top Washington Prosecutors Call For Read More

DOJ Threatens Oregon, King County, Others Over Immigration Policies

By Kate Walters January 24, 2018

An immigration rally in summer 2017 in Yakima, Washington.

Justice Department officials sent letters to nearly two dozen jurisdictions demanding documentation proving they're complying with federal immigration law and threatening the use of subpoenas. Continue Reading DOJ Threatens Oregon, King County, Read More

King County Prosecutor Calls For Repeal Of Death Penalty In Washington

By Austin Jenkins January 22, 2018

The prosecutor of Washington’s most populous county is calling for the repeal of the death penalty. Dan Satterberg plan testified before legislators January 22 in favor of a proposal to replace capital punishment with life without the possibility of parole. Read More

Former Washington Governor John Spellman Dies At Age 91

By Kate Walters January 16, 2018

John Spellman, a former Washington governor and the first King County executive, has died. He was elected as governor in 1980 and served one term. He’s also the last Republican to hold the state's top office. Continue Reading Former Washington Governor Read More